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Senate Resolution 1 - Introduced

An Act 1honoring the life of Lieutenant Eric M. 2Hosette and in support of Adam Cain as he recovers 3from his injuries.4WHEREAS, Eric M. Hosette’s lifelong dream was to be 5a fire fighter;and6WHEREAS, he realized that dream at the age of 7eighteen when he served as a volunteer fire fighter 8with the Camanche Fire Department;and9WHEREAS, Eric subsequently joined the Clinton Fire 10Department in 2006, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 112017;and12WHEREAS, Eric also joined the Charlotte Fire 13Department in 2013 as a volunteer fire fighter and 14was appointed Chief of the department on January 1, 152019;and16WHEREAS, Eric served as a Fire Cause and Origin 17Investigator, a Juvenile Fire Setter Program 18supervisor, and on the Truck Committee for the Clinton 19Fire Department;and20WHEREAS, Adam Cain joined the Goose Lake Fire 21Department in 2011 as a junior fire fighter at the age 22of sixteen, became a fire fighter for Goose Lake in 232013, and has been involved as a fire fighter there 24ever since;and25WHEREAS, Adam has been a fire fighter with the 26Clinton Fire Department since 2017;and27WHEREAS, on January 5, 2019, Eric M. Hosette made 28the ultimate sacrifice while battling a fire in -1-1Clinton that resulted in an explosion that ended Eric’s 2life;and3WHEREAS, the explosion injured fellow fire fighter 4Adam Cain, who had been recovering at the University of 5Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, including a two-week stay 6in the intensive care unit, before being discharged on 7January 25, 2019;and8WHEREAS, fire fighting is a family profession 9for both Eric and Adam; Eric’s grandfather, Richard 10Grimm, served in the Charlotte Fire Department for 50 11years, including 30 years as Chief, and Adam’s father, 12Kevin Cain, is currently Chief of the Goose Lake Fire 13Department and Adam’s brother, Matt Cain, is also a 14Clinton fire fighter;NOW THEREFORE,15BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 16expresses its gratitude to Eric M. Hosette and Adam 17Cain, their respective families, and the entire public 18safety community for the bravery and courage they have 19shown and the sacrifices they have made so that Iowans 20may live a safer and more comfortable life in their 21homes, businesses, and communities;and22BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this 23Resolution be sent to each fire department in which 24Eric M. Hosette and Adam Cain have served and to their 25respective families.-2-js/rn

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